Mozilla Firefox 37.x referrer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 37.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component referrer Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2711. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 37.x (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component referrer Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/12/2015 by Alex Verstak (laf.intel) with Intel as MFSA 2015-49 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2711 since 03/25/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83389 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d9b43004-f5fd-4807-b1d7-dbf66455b244)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167833 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2015:0934-1)).

Upgrading to version 38 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83389), SecurityFocus (BID 74611†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032301†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50186†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-75342, VDB-75343, VDB-75344 and VDB-75345. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 37.x
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 31.6

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 83389
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d9b43004-f5fd-4807-b1d7-dbf66455b244)
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OpenVAS ID: 803605
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 May15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 38

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-49
Researcher: Alex Verstak (laf.intel)
Organization: Intel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75346
SecurityFocus: 74611 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird MFSA 2015-48 through -58 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032301 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50186 - Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 12:38
Updated: 05/17/2022 10:15
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:38 (74), 06/29/2017 07:07 (10), 05/17/2022 10:09 (3), 05/17/2022 10:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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